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Do you think she could have gotten in at a non-airport border crossing?

Always better to flag down a moving taxi, baht bus, or tuk tuk than one that's parked. And if not too much luggage better to have in the back seat rather than in trunk if possible.

And mostly by trailer trash.

I don't like the way speedboat drivers operate. I was going from Ko PhanGan to Samui a few years ago on the night another speedboat capsized and about 10 people died.

Not sure. I just stumbled on the parade.

Happy Birthday to HMTK! Long live the King!!!

They say the perp always returns to the scene of the crime.

Sandra Gregory, the Briton jailed in Thailand for drug smuggling, has been held at Bangkok airport after trying to enter the country, the BBC understands. She was pardoned by the King of Thailand in 2000 after initially being sentenced to death in 1993. The 44-year-old, of West Yorkshire, has texted friends in the UK to say she was refused entry to Thailand, despite having a valid visa. She told them she expects to be deported within 48 hours. In a text message she said: "I haven't eaten or slept for days. They're telling me I don't get to choose." 'Deeply regretted' Gregory, of Sowerby Bridge, was caught with 86.9g of heroin inside a condom in her body at Bangkok airport in 1993. The initial death sentence was commuted to 25 years imprisonment after she admitted the charge. She spent four-and-a-half years in the notorious Klong Prem Prison - nicknamed the Bangkok Hilton - where she had been held in a room with 80 other women, before being transferred to a jail in Kent. After receiving the royal pardon, she went on to gain a 2:1 honours degree in geography from Oxford University. Friends said Gregory had gone back to Thailand to "tie up loose ends". Friend Susan May said: "She said she loves the country despite everything that happened, and she deeply regretted what she did. "She wanted to go back to visit friends she made in the jail and lay some ghosts to rest." The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office was unable to confirm any details.

My guess is that the prepaid taxis charge more than if a Roman took a metered taxi.

Obviously they were targeting him. Who knows, maybe he's even insured for the cash?

I eat mostly Thai street food and in Mom an Pop Thai restaurants. What are the healthy choices that I can make regarding food? Are there any dishes that I should avoid? Mods, please move if this is not in the appropriate sub-forum.

Howdy, welcome aboard!

I'd like the place better if it had tile floors. What's more expensive, high end wood or high end tile? In the tropics I have a strong preference for tile, even more so if it's a beach location.

Have any idea exactly where Thammasat University is located in Pattaya?

No. It's only the Super Bowl that draws a big crowd to certain bars. But the Super Bowl starts at a bad time, around 6:30 AM.

I agree 100%. I'm not so sure about this one.

And another...

Here's another.

World AIDS Day in Pattaya.

I agree.

The details are fascinating.

He's under house arrest with electronic monitoring, right?

She'll get some serious coin at divorce court.

So the skinny girls work the even side of lower Suk and the fatties the odd side. Interesting.

Takki has considerable investments in Dubai. Some speculate that since redshirt activity seems to exist due to his funding, that the poorer he gets, the more peaceful Thailand will be.